Crimson GEARs
Girls in Engineering And Robotics
In 2017, Stuti Arora, a Crimson Robotics team member created Crimson Robotics GEARs within Team 2526, aimed to inspire all girls from elementary to high school into actively engaging with STEM.
Time and time again, data shows that girls lose confidence in their STEM abilities and interests after 5th grade. GEARs hopes to reach out and help young girls gain more confidence in their STEM capabilities. Additionally, we hope to support and empower Crimson Robotics’ current girl members.
Strive and Thrive in STEM Panel
In December, the Crimson GEARs hosted the “Strive and Thrive in STEM” Panel with 4 women technology leaders representing big tech companies in the Twin Cities. Our panelists were Tara Beyers (Target), Maddie Malone (Land O’ Lakes), Julie Wright (Optum), and Becca Cohn (General Mills). The event was attended by girls ranging from third grade to sophomore year in college and was very well received! We hope to have another event soon!
A hearty thank you to all of our volunteers at the event! And a huge thank you to Nothing Bundt Cakes for donating delicious bundtinis for the event!
Rush Creek Elementary Robot Demo
This past month on January 7th, the Crimson GEARs revisited Rush Creek Elementary to have another robot demo! We gave a presentation on the 4 main departments, as well as delving into the different engineering aspects of our team. We also many showed pictures and videos of our 2018 Power Up Robot in action! Finally, we gave all 40+ students there the opportunity to see and play with an FTC robot! We hope to see these students on Crimson Robotics one day!
International Women's Day (3/8/18)
On International Women’s Day, the entire Crimson Robotics team repped their gold Crimson GEARs shirts, which also coincided with the practice day in Duluth!!!
Rush Creek Event
On 2/21/18, the Crimson GEARs visited 35 girls at former alum Stuti Arora, Neha Nagaraj and Selina Chen’s Rush Creek Elementary school! We talked about STEM, did a couple of Scratch challenges, and gave every girl a chance to drive the FTC robot around! It was a blast and we hope to see these girls on the Crimson Robotics team one day! Read more about our event on Mrs.Thompson’s website: https://www.smore.com/srp8v-mrs-thompson-s-feb-2018-tag-news
Girl Scout Event
On 2/15/18, the GEARs hosted Brownie Troop 17605 at Maple Grove Senior High! The five young girl scouts earned four of the new River Valley STEM badges, by programming on Scratch, driving the FTC robots around and taking a tour of the shop! It was a blast for the girl scouts and the Crimson GEARs members who attended and we hope to see them again soon!
FTC State 2018
FTC STATE:This past weekend, three Crimson GEARs attended the FTC State competition in Washington Magnet School, St.Paul. These GEARs met multiple amazing all girl FTC teams, who provided tons of helpful tips and information! It was truly a joy seeing all of their accomplishments and of course their robots!